Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-29
Lancaster County.

correspondence oil the ALEXANDRIA SAZETTE.l
Lancaster county is one of the group OF
several counties termed the Northern Neck
forming pehiosule between the Potomac
aud Rsppahanpock rivers, and which is
noted for lis oysters, fish and market gar
dening. The Rappahaunock here is from
two to four miles wide, forming lovely
water expanse, washing its western bound
airy, whilst its extremities reach to Chesa-
peake bay. Then, too, the numerous inets,
Gays and creeks are not only beautiful to
look upon, but useful to the eXtent of furn-
ishing water transportation, and are visited
almost daily by Baltimore or Norfolk steam
ers. find numbers of sportsmen from the
north enjoying the hunting season. The
chief Industry Of this county is drawn from
the river bottoms and creeks in the shape of
oysters and every kind of fish you can name.
The many farmers who have receptly turn
ed their attention to grasses report pleasing
and So factory results. Ii is in this county
that Landreth, the farmer and world re-
uowned seed man of Philadelphia, has
bought large landed estates | visited bis
seed farm in the neghborbood of Monaskon
u lauding on the Rappahannock) and found
everything in high eate of cultivation,
showing that the lands, like all others in
our State, by intelligent manipulation can
be brought up to wonderful degree of pro
ductiyeness. He owns thousands Of acres
and it is said pays more taxes than
any half dozen men in the county.
Col. n. H Harrison is the resident business
agent aud controller OF this large estate
Lancaster G. H., is very old-fashioned
place with several eDterprisipg merchants,
and an excellent hotel. noticed one thing
here worthy of note and that is the splendid
Confederate monument about 20 feet high,
erected by the ladies of the county. The in
scription is as follows ITO the gallant
cons OF Lancaster who gave their lives for
the cause of their native State and the
Sontb, this monument is erected by the
Ladies' Memorial Association, of Lancaster
county, Virginia" Upon this monument is
deeply engraved the names of one hundred
and eleven Confederate heroes. In almost
every part of the county can be seen works
Of thrift and enterprise. New settlements
are numerous, new and handsome dweliiDgs,
a. we'll as unpretensicus homes, are spring
ing up in every direction and on some roads
You might think that you were passing
through long village. the houses being so
closely together. q majority of the popu
over FIVE hundred small boats, each contain
ing two men. toneing oysters ia the Rappf-
hammock Each boat will gather in from
ten to fifteen bushels daily in good weather,
and sell at once to the numerous vessels
hat ars always here, at varying prices from
50 10 60 cents per bushel There are num-
bers of old colonial buildings here, the most
no:ablo being old Christ church, which is
| considerably over two hundred gears old
and the walls OF which are, apparently,
ga sound rs the day it was built. 1t is con.
s,ructed ip the shape of cross and service
is held there occasionally. This edifce is
sometimes called King Carter's Church. "
and was built by the English government at
the request of Mr.. Carter, who, at one
/ tine as the owner of vast landed property
under grant from the King, his wealth and
! influerce being so great that he was locally
known as king Carter" His remains
now lie buried in the church. as we'll as
those of his four wives and their child
ren, and are covered bg large slab of dark
stone brought from England. upon which I
found engraved, Here lyeth buried ye body
of John Carter. esq, who died ye 10Th day
! of JAN, Ammo Domini 1869, & also Jane, ye
daughter of Mr.. Morgan Glyn, & George,
her son, & Elenor Carer, & Ann, ye daugh-
| ter OIL MT. NIehVe OdTleI, N SdTdu, yc uduRu-
ter of MIR. Gabriel Ladlowe, and Sarah, her
daughter, which were all his wives suckses
sively & dyed before him. Blessed are ye
dead which die in ye lord, even soc saith ye
spirit, for they rest from there labours d
there works doth follow them" There is
somet thing remarkable about this stone II
you place your band upon it tor moment
| Immediately upon its withdrawal you will
| find the full impression of the band on the
stoue. produced by moisture. In the centre
OF the church there is marble slab on a
level with the stone walk way, beneath
which is buried the remains OF q
plas,erer, who, doing some work up
on the ceiling, fell and was killed, and was
| buried where he struck upon the floor. On
this slab is inscribed the following: "Here
lyeth the body of Mr.. David Miles, who
died the 29th of December, 1874, and in We
46 yeare of his age.
Litwalton is the village near which few
years since Mr. Phil Smith, of Fauquer,
while engaged on mission of mercy, was
ruthlessy shot and almost instantly killed by
fuffian Notwithstanding C vigorous
prosecution of the murderer by Mr.. Boyd
Smith, formerly of Alexandra, and Mr.
Lloyd Smith, of Loudoun, he went uupun'
ished, as insanity and trespsss was the plee
of the defense. The memory of the noble
young man is revered by the many who
knew and loved him here. C. ". G.
| $500 Reward.